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A heavenly cordial for all those servants of the Lord that have had the…
A heavenly cordial for all those servants of the Lord that have had the plague ... , or, Thirteen divine maxims, or conclusions, in respect of the pestilence which may be as so many supports, comforts and refreshing springs, both to the visited and preserved people of God in this present day : also ten arguments to prove that in times of common calamity the people of God do stand upon the advantage ground as to their outward preservation and protection ... : also eight reasons why some of the precious servants of the Lord have fallen by the pestilence in this day of the Lords anger / by Thomas Brooks.A heavenly cordial for all those servants of the Lord that have had the plague ... , or, Thirteen divine maximes, or conclusions, in respect of the pestilence which may be as so many supports, comforts and refreshing springs, both to the visited and preserved people of God in this present day : also ten arguments to prove that in times of common calamity the people of God do stand upon the advantage ground as to their outward preservation and protection ... : also eight reasons why some of the precious servants of the Lord have fallen by the pestilence in this day of the Lords anger / by Thomas Brooks.
London : Printed for and are to be sold by John Hancock, 1666
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Sixthly, God sometimes takes §6away some of his dearest children in the Common Calamity, that he may deliver them from greater Calamities that are coming upon the world. The Jews have a saying, When good men die, that it is an ill sign to the world. When the Luminaries of heaven are eclipsed, Deus avertat omen. Paulinus reports of Ambrose, that he would weep bitterly, when he heard of any godly ministers death. Whilst Calvin lives, Beza's life is sweet; but when Calvin dies, death is the more acceptable unto Beza. 'Tis dark night, when the lights are put out, and when the curtains are drawn, and the windows close shut. Ah England, England, if this is not thy present case, I know nothing. The Clouds gather more and more, and every day they look blacker and blacker, and bloodier and bloodier; happy are those souls that are now in heaven, and blessed are those souls that are now waiting for the redemption of Israel.
Sixthly, God sometimes takes §6away some of his dearest children in the Common Calamity, that he may deliver them from greater Calamities that are coming upon the world. The Jewes have a saying, When good men die, that it is an ill sign to the world. When the Luminaries of heaven are eclipsed, Deus avertat omen. Paulinus reports of Ambrose, that he would weep bitterly, when he heard of any godly ministers death. Whilest Calvin lives, Beza's life is sweet; but when Calvin dies, death is the more acceptable unto Beza. 'Tis dark night, when the lights are put out, and when the curtains are drawn, and the windows close shut. Ah England, England, if this is not thy present case, I know nothing. The Clouds gather more and more, and every day they look blacker and blacker, and bloodier and bloodier; happy are those souls that are now in heaven, and blessed are those souls that are now waiting for the redemption of Israel.
Seventhly, Notwithstanding any §7outward promises that the Lord hath made concerning the protection and preservation of his children, yet he still reserves a liberty to himself, to chastise his